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On episode 681 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by Zeem Solutions founder and CEO Paul Gioupis. Zeem just cut the ribbon on its charging depot in Inglewood, California. We’ll find out why Gioipis thinks this is the first step toward electrifying millions of trucks in the state. Uber Freight has released a Scheduling…
America’s $875 billion trucking industry is struggling. The number of authorized interstate trucking fleets in the U.S. declined by nearly 9,000 in the first quarter of 2023, according to federal data analyzed by Motive, a fleet management technology company. Several midsized fleets have already shuttered this year, including Florida’s Flagship Transport and North Carolina’s FreightWorks…
A pair of unrelated statements Friday on freight rail leadership transitions underscore the push and pull of leadership dynamics of the industry. CSX’s executive vice president of operations to depart Jamie Boychuk, executive vice president of operations for eastern U.S. Class I rail carrier CSX, is leaving, the company said Friday. CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) didn’t…
The U.S. container port arms race is moving by rail. The Los Angeles Harbor Commission on Thursday said it has approved a lease amendment that finalizes plans for $52 million to improve the on-dock rail capacity at the Port of Los Angeles Pier 300. Pier 300, the second-largest terminal at Los Angeles, is owned by…
FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line — Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here. Today is June 6, the fictional anniversary of the convoy in the beloved C.W. McCall song, rolled out as a protest on important issues in trucking. “Convoy,” published in 1976, tells the story of truckers driving cross-country to…
Relay Payments, its recent deal with Love’s Travel Stops in place, said its payment system now covers about 75% of all diesel sales in the U.S. That’s extensive coverage for a payments company – a field that is as competitive as any in trucking – that only began operations in 2019 and at first was…